hydropower plants
European electricity industry issues Paris Pledge on pumped storage hydropower
10 September 2025 - IHA and Eurelectric launched the Paris Pledge, a call to action aimed at unlocking the potential of pumped storage hydropower in Europe
Turkey launches solar, wind power auctions with November deadlines
09 September 2025 - Turkey issued a public call for renewable energy auctions for 2 GW in total, including the first floating PV plant in the YEKA mechanism
Battery storage investors in Romania rapidly expanding project pipeline
16 August 2025 - In an rising investment wave, firms in Romania are combining energy storage with solar, wind and hydropower or building standalone systems
Slovenia’s HESS inks 9.2 MW deal for two solar power plants near HPP Brežice
13 August 2025 - Hydropower plant operator Hidroelektrarne na Spodnji Savi will install two PV plants near its Brežice hydropower plant
Court suspends Hidroelectrica’s hydropower project by stopping deforestation
06 August 2025 - The almost complete Răstolița hydropower project in Romania, started in the late 1980s, is stuck again over a dispute regarding deforestation
PPC launches first tender for pumped storage hydropower plant in former lignite mine
06 August 2025 - Public Power Corporation (PPC or DEI) is moving forward with a pumped storage hydroelectric project at its former open pit lignite mine in northern Greece
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s power utility keeps posting losses amid weak output, increased imports
04 August 2025 - EPBiH failed to turn a profit in the first half of 2025, posting a EUR 23.25 million loss instead.
BiH’s electricity imports up 4.5 times
31 July 2025 - The step rise in power imports is another evidence of the difficult situation in the country's three utilities
Montenegro’s EPCG, NTE Energi sign memorandum of understanding
30 July 2025 - The memorandum of understanding confirms mutual commitment to intensifying cooperation in the renewable energy sector in Montenegro
IRENA: 91% of new renewables units are more cost-effective than fossil fuel alternatives
23 July 2025 - Renewables maintained their cost leadership in global power markets, the International Renewable Energy Agency said in an annual report
Google signs world’s largest corporate power purchase agreement for hydropower
17 July 2025 - Brookfield said the Hydro Framework Agreement is the first of its kind and the world’s largest corporate clean power deal for hydro.
Bulgarian firm to install pilot hydropower plant on pontoon on Danube
16 July 2025 - Looking to build several hydroelectric plants on pontoons on the Danube in Bulgaria, a local company intends to install a 20 kW pilot facility in Vidin
Heatwave strains European grid, brings profit to energy storage operators
07 July 2025 - Record PV production, backed by energy storage, helped maintain electricity system stability in Europe in the latest heatwave, Ember said
IHA: Turkey’s 2024 hydropower additions highest in Europe again
03 July 2025 - The world's hydroelectric capacity increased 1.7% last year to 1.44 TW, the International Hydropower Association said in its annual report
YEO’s Defic Globe buys projects for 219 MW in Romania amid rebranding
03 July 2025 - Defic Globe, controlled by YEO, acquired 15 project firms developing plans for power plants and battery storage in Romania
Clean energy, grid upgrade projects in Western Balkans to be backed under EU’s Growth Plan
02 July 2025 - The European Commission has proposed the first support package, worth EUR 87.7 million, under the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.